| Sport | Baseball |
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| League | Major League Baseball |
| Awarded for | Most outstanding starting and relief pitcher in the American League and National League |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Presented by | Sporting News |
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Sporting News established the Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944 to recognize the most outstanding pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB).[1][2] It was given annually (except in 1946 and 1947) to one pitcher each in the American League and National League. In 2013, the Pitcher of the Year Award was split into the Starting Pitcher of the Year Award and Relief Pitcher of the Year Award, which are given annually to a starting pitcher and relief pitchers in each league, as judged by Sporting News baseball experts.[3]
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